Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-19

manent home.
W. w. Booth has located choice spot
| on the lake shore, north of Basin Harbor, |
for improvement, as a summer resort. ...
The Edmond yacht, the Otter, was built |
by Capt Ho1fnagle. in Il boat house over
100 ieet above the basin. 1t has not been
launched, bat has been moved out of the
building and may be launched this week. |
.....G. II. Sprigg ~ Co., ship to Bos-
ton, Monday, II cattle, 25 hogs, 26 sheep
and 25 calves. .... Capt. John Hamilton of
the Stu artillery, u. ). A., who is visiting
friends in Brandon, was retired last We'd
nesday, after IL years of active service.
He has had command Of Fort Hamilton.
The launch of the steam yacht Otter,
II V. Edmonds, master, did not take place
Friday, as expected. .....A most un-
fortunate accident occurred, Wednesday,
TO the nine-years- cd daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. j. w. Burke of Troy, n. y, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Lyons.
| While playing in the barn a 1ickety barn
door fell, breaking her right leg above the
knee. Drs. Shipman and Kidder were
called The little sufferer is doing as well
as possible. ....After over 30 years OF
railroad experience, almost exclusively in
the interest Of the Chicago and North
western roads c. c. Wheeler has retired
from active service, He went from Fer
risburgh in 1854, and has been in constant
service. He is one Of the best known roll
road men in the United States, and the
most useful, too. He leaves an enviable
reputation, as "A superintendent OF great
ability, and retires with the best wishes
for his future of all the prominent rail
road men of the country. John Lyons
put in place, in Brdport cemetery, We'd
nesday, fine Sl25 cottage monument in
memory of the late George NJ. Wilmarth
OF Addlson..... g. H. Sprigg & Co, ship
ped 40 calves 90 hogs and COWS to Boston,
Monday Farmers have been very
, busy the past week. Oats have been
! lodged badly The pear crop is good in
this region, and are coming into market.
= Charlie Webb is home from California
, and visiting at his home in North Ferris
a burgh. go. Mr.. Willie Fairbanks is the
! State school 80. Miss Nellie c. Gage has
opened the district school at Moukton
> Boro. Miss Rhoda Craven of Burllng-
a ton, who sails October IA, as missionary
to Liberia, Africa, spoke to the Methodist
: and Baptist churches of Starksboro, Sun
; day. The village school in Weybridge
! will be taught by Miss Mary Cady of Mid
!. dlebury ......There is a perfect stampede
n n to the lake shore from all the towns, Bris-
;, toll Weybridge, New Haven, Ferrisburgh,
u u etc ... Last week a bear entered the pas
7 ture OF w. +. Butterfield OF South LIN.
!, !, coin and killed a calf
Il Tuesday was Evacuation day for the Meth
odist excursionists. They swarmed to Basin
Harbor by hundreds to meet the steamer
), Vermont at 10 am. to take them to Lara
It bees point. The day was fine and every
j thing betokens a day of pleasure The
u Nergennes Base Ball club left Tue4day morn
'If ing to play a game with the Westports
=. john Strong, one of F. X. Haven.
l. most reliable clerks, started on a short vaca
IT ton Tuesday The blackberry yield i,
l. liberal, but is nearly exhausted at II
4 cents per quar-. They sell readily and ar,
le as popular as they are wholesome Mrs
y, Pierce and twu daughters of Chicago ar'
~ % the guests Of Mr. H. Stevens.--The wifi,
o. of Rev A. b. Clark of Schuylerville, N
N y, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A Booth
lie returned home Tuesday morning. The
ID Yacht Otter was safely transferred TO thu
5, launching place near the Hicllok coal yarC
p. Tuesday. y.--The Booth camp is broken VI
y, y for the present and their Troy guests, thu
"a Wilson's, have returned to their city home
Al The steam yacht Otter was Launched
~ Tuesday near the Hickok coal yard. Mr.
i. II. V. Edmond broke the typical bottle o
in wine on the bows OF the boat, and she sllC
into Otter creek. A roller became mis-
placed and stove off some of the plankinl
so that she leaked badly. The yacht wa
Il towed to the Lily's landing place, haulet
N out of the water rand Capt Hoffnagle mad
d the needed repairs Wednesday -. The eX
.r cursion to Larabee's Point by the Metho
er dist Sunday school Tuesday was ATTENDED
tn by not less than 300. During tn
I'll transfer of the Otter from the hill to tn
I'd water Tuesday, a Mr., Armelle, AN EN-
ut ploye, got caught by the rollers and ha,
his leg badly hurt. DR.. A. David was call
to ed and cared tor his injuries. .... Wednes
N day the Nergennes nine played the Hines
he burgh base ball club on the fair grounds
III Bristol
To- Butter market, Saturday, was active
lie Prices Is to 10 cents selections, 20 cents
~ ~ Rev. =. Is. Strong has rendered hi
IN resignation as pastor of the Baptist churcl
or of this place, TO take effect September
n Mr. Strong has been here about two year
p and is very popular with all classes. h
tn has accepted Il call from the Baptis
IN church of Malone, \. H...... Mrs. L. Nj
lis Bates, daughter and SO are in town ol
nd their annual visit They f'e stopping a
's the Bristol house. The Henry theatr
g company did a good business here las
re week. The company stopped at the Com
he mercial house while here. ..... w. Vale
1 of Middlebury har been engaged as pril
e. cipal of the graded school. The fall tern
begins the first week in September. ....
AZ Rev. w. A. Buxton, NJ. A., a Unitaria
er minister, of Boston, preached in Holle
hall, Sunday the 2lst, at p. m. The Bris
tol cornet band went on an excursion
Providence island the 18th. .,... Putin
nu punched coin into the contribution bo
re is the latest act of some OF the real mea
ny persons in this community. Ha
y; promises to be cheap in this section tn
ed coming fall, while cattle will be held higf
OF .....J. j. Ridley returned Saturday fror
Ad his Boston-P Portland trip.
~ Waterbury.
;e. John Kellogg aged 30, died after thre
of days illness from dysentery .... Enoc
ot Cot1rain aged "a, an old resident died {
re paralysis. ....A II year old son of Edge
)e- Morse of DuXbury dropped dead in a f
list while at play. Curtis n. Arms an
t. wife have returned from a sojourn
ah Highgate Springs. 80. Mrs Kate IIenr
and her daughter Julia, of Hoosic, \. \
are boarding at Barrett's hotel 49,. Mis-
Hannah f. Kennedy of Omaha Neb.,
ct, visiting with George w. Kennedy. Esq.
Sc,
-as Franklin.
de Now haying is over many Of our peopl
he are taking their vacation, camping {
IN Highgate Springs. IA. E. Riley and n
e. p. Brill start out this week ON the road fC
re Enosburgh parties, ....E. r: Bell he
I'M sold his village residence to Henry Ian
is man fnr SI1O0 Frank RripDG and N